18 games into the 2018-2019 season (21.95% to be exact) Lebron is flexing a PER that HASN’T BEEN SEEN SINCE HIS LAST YEAR IN MIAMI.
Let’s look at Lebron’s numbers since his last year in Miami (age 29 season).
After Lebron left Miami, his PER and efficiency as a player in Cleveland was decidedly not as good up until last season.
Last season (Lebron’s age 33 season) Lebron had a resurgence. Maybe he was mentally preparing himself for the departure from Cleveland for the second time?
Whatever the case, Lebron’s age 33 season was far better than his age 30-32 seasons with Cleveland, when we use PER as our primary measuring metric.
But this season is just as good as Lebron’s age 33 season so far and definitely has the potential to be even better.
Lebron is averaging a career high in 3PA’s at 5.9 per game and is shooting 39%.
Lebron is shooting the 3-ball the best he ever has in his career. If he keeps averaging a career high in attempts and shooting almost 40% from beyond the arc, his game has the potential to go up another notch still!
The question remains though, turning 34 in December, having played in the NBA since age 18, how much longer will Lebron remain at the top of his game?
At this point in time, no signs of slowing down.
stats above provided by: https://www.basketball-reference.com/players/j/jamesle01.html